About Elizabeth Vaughan

SOURCES DIFFER AS TO WHO WERE THE PARENTS OF ELIZABETH. HERE IT IS CONSIDERED THAT SHE WAS DAUGHTER OF SIR JAMES BASKERVILLE AND HIS WIFE KATHERINE DEVEREUX, BUT THIS CONCLUSION NEEDS DOCUMENTED PROOF.

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Elizabeth is generally shown with a birth circa 1495. Given as the daughter of ? Baskerville (circa 1470 - ) and Sybil Devereux (circa 1474 - ) in a number of sources.

Attribution of James Baskerville and Katherine Devereux as parents is doubtful if her date of birth was circa 1495 (from several sources) as this would mean her mother was nearly 60 years of age at her birth, at which time her father had been dead for nearly a decade. With this date of birth in mind, attribution to ? Baskerville and mother Sybil Devereux would be more reasonable, with ? Baskerville possibly being a son of Sir James Baskerville. On the other hand, if daughter Katherine is actually the grandmother of John Scudamore who married daughter Sybil, then Elizabeth must have been born earlier that 1495, in which case she could well be the daughter of Sir James Baskerville.

Wendy, 7 June 2000, post to GenForum Baskerville Genealogy Forum. From the pedigree chart C of the Harley Manuscripts at the British Museum: Elizabeth Baskerville, daughter of Sir John [sic] Baskerville Knight, married Watkin Vaughan of Hergest or Tredkeintyn, England. Eight children: Walter Vaughan Roger Vaughan Oliver Vaughan James Vaughan of Hergest Katharen Vaughan, married Richard Mynors Anne Vaughan, married John Aberhall of Herefordshire Sibell Vaughan, married John Seudamore of Homelacey Elizabeth Vaughan, married John Lewis of Powis.

Wendy, 2 December 2000, post to GenForum Baskerville Genealogy Forum. From the pedigree chart for the Vaughans of Hergest, Harley Manuscripts, British Museum: Elizabeth, daughter of Sir James Baskerville Knight, married Watkins Vaughan of Hergest, son of Sir thomas Vaughan of Hergest and Ellen, daughter of Gethin of Lleywein. Children: James Vaughan of Hergest, married Elizabeth Crostos, daughter of Sir Edward Crostos, Knight. Their child: Charles Vaughan married (1) Elizabeth Baskerville, daughter of James Baskerville, Knight (possibly four children); married (2) Margaret Vaughan, daughter of Sir William Vaughan, Knight (one son). Katharen Vaughan, married Richard Mynors. Anne Vaughan, married John Aberhall of Herefordshire. Sibell Vaughan, married John Seudamore of Homelacey. Elizabeth Vaughan, married John Lewis of Powis.

Doubt was expressed as these lines would suggest that one generation may be missing.

http://www.moonrakers.com/baskerville/CHESTER/wga2.html, 6 October 2002. Elizabeth born circa 1464 [this date of birth is provisionally accepted here]. Of Combe, Herefordshire, England, and Holt, Warwickshire, England. Mother Katherine (Sibyl) Devereux. She married Walter Vaughan in 1483. Given these dates, the lineages given up by Larry Coats might be restated as follows: